31 AUGUST 1918, Page 2

North of the Scarpe other Scottish troops on Tuesday took

Roeux and Gavrelle, about five miles east and north-east of Arras. At Arleux-en-Gohelle English troops had the satisfaction of establishing themselves in what was the German front line before the retreat of last March began. Thus we continued on Tuesday to make the most rapid progress, in the north of the Somme battle- field, just where any advance was most difficult and costly when this sector was traversed in 1916 ; and we established touch with the enemy's switch line from Drocourt to Queant, which was constructed to take the place of the Hindenburg line at Vimy Ridge.